The Psychology of Space: Emotional Responses to Form and Light in Chapels

This dissertation seeks to explore the relationship between the colonial architectural spaces and the modern-day inhabitant of the city of Bangalore, India, through a critical analysis of the architectural and experiential relationship between the colonial spaces of St. Mark’s Cathedral and CSI Holy Trinity Church, and the modern-day inhabitant of the city of Bangalore. Design Brief The primary objective of the project was to assess the “performance of peace” within the spaces of St. Mark’s Cathedral and CSI Holy Trinity Church, by understanding the manner in which the transition from the chaotic spaces of MG Road and Trinity Circle, the “sacred silence” of the spaces of St. Mark’s Cathedral and CSI Holy Trinity Church, was enabled through the use of specific architectural features such as the Romanesque dome of St. Mark’s Cathedral and the Gothic wooden trusses of CSI Holy Trinity Church.